I live in Calgary and we are enjoying our latest crop of parsnips. This winter we have had -30F, lots of snow and near summer weather. I regularly leave my parsnips in the ground for the winter and never extra cover. I have done this for over thirty years and everyone has been successful for great feasts of parsnips. I usually grow Harris parsnip brand from Vesseys in PEI, Canada . Often some are over 41/2 diameter and 30" long. I have never had a woody one. The ones over 20" are usually to small to use but the dogs definitely use the small pieces and love them . There is always lot to share with friends and family. I can prove the sizes with pictures.
I live in Calgary and we are enjoying our latest crop of parsnips. This winter we have had -30F, lots of snow and near summer weather. I regularly leave my parsnips in the ground for the winter and never extra cover. I have done this for over thirty years and everyone has been successful for great feasts of parsnips. I usually grow Harris parsnip brand from Vesseys in PEI, Canada . Often some are over 41/2 diameter and 30" long. I have never had a woody one. The ones over 20" are usually to small to use but the dogs definitely use the small pieces and love them . There is always lot to share with friends and family. I can prove the sizes with pictures.